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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the skyscraper Blue lived on top of?
(a) The Bank Building.
(b) The Humdinger Building.
(c) The Tootsall Building.
(d) Rockefeller Plaza.

2. In Blue's motion picture idea, what name does Blue give to No. 2,757,311.
(a) Blue II.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. Fill in the following quote by Blue from Chapter II: "Without Christ, we would be little more than ____________."
(a) Barnacles.
(b) Microcosms.
(c) Amoebas.
(d) Bacteria.

4. What religion does Blue belong to?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) None.

5. In Chapter I, what advice does the narrator want to give Blue?
(a) To get a real job.
(b) To go see his confessor.
(c) To call his father.
(d) To get a second opinion.

6. In Chapter I, where does the narrator first run into Blue?
(a) Park Ave.
(b) Center St.
(c) Fifth Ave.
(d) Blue Blvd.

7. What are the contents of Blue's room where he is living after he gave away his money?
(a) A love seat, a coffee table, and a coffee maker.
(b) A couch, a table, and a refrigerator.
(c) A bed, a chair, and an oil stove.
(d) A recliner, a desk, and a dishwasher.

8. In Chapter II, Blue mentions the following countries when speaking from his skyscraper except:
(a) Portugal.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Japan.

9. What kind of society does Blue want the narrator to write a booklet for?
(a) A special society for husbands and fathers.
(b) A society for the poor and homeless.
(c) A society for the educated elite.
(d) A society for wives and children of Saints.

10. Where does Blue say his money came from?
(a) An uncle who made a fortune in oil.
(b) He earned it as a businessman.
(c) A bet that paid off.
(d) His father, a Rockefeller.

11. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, how many men control the world state?
(a) Ten men.
(b) Five men.
(c) Twenty men.
(d) Six men.

12. When Blue first received his inheritance, what does he do with his money?
(a) Put it in a box.
(b) Put it in the bank.
(c) Purchased twenty foreign automobiles.
(d) Bought four palatial houses.

13. Fill in the following quote by Blue from Chapter III: "I have no interest in time or key. ________ are what I like."
(a) Notes.
(b) Drums.
(c) Tones.
(d) Colors.

14. Who does Blue sit with in the hospital and tell stories to?
(a) Steven's daughter.
(b) Abe's son.
(c) Blue told the stories to himself in the hospital.
(d) The narrator's nephew.

15. How old is Blue in Chapter I?
(a) Thirtysomething.
(b) Still a teenager.
(c) Not yet thirty.
(d) Over forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator first sees Blue in Chapter I, what is Blue riding in?

2. In Blue's motion picture idea, what do slaves eat?

3. What is Blue's response to Stevens saying the owner of the skyscraper would kick him off if he knew he was there?

4. In Chapter I, in what tone does Blue say, "Please, please. What can I do?"

5. Who is the great surprise at Blue's party in Chapter II?

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